Angèle
Angèle Joséphine Aimée Van Laeken (lang, lang; born 3 December 1995), known simply as Angèle, is a Belgian singer and songwriter. She was one of 2018's biggest breakout acts in French and Belgian pop music, breaking Stromae's record for weeks at the top of the Belgian singles charts with her 2018 single "Tout oublier" which features her brother, Roméo Elvis.
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Angèle

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- Name
- Angèle
- Birth Name
- Angèle Joséphine Aimée Van Laeken
- Born
- 3 December 1995
- Birthplace
- Uccle, Brussel, Belgium
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Fields
- performing arts.
- Honours
- Bronze Zinneke.
- Languages
- French, English and Dutch.
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Angèle Joséphine Aimée Van Laeken (lang, lang; born 3 December 1995), known simply as Angèle, is a Belgian singer and songwriter. She was one of 2018's biggest breakout acts in French and Belgian pop music, breaking Stromae's record for weeks at the top of the Belgian singles charts with her 2018 single "Tout oublier" which features her brother, Roméo Elvis.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is French, English and Dutch. The field of work recorded is performing arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are chanson and pop music. Diam's, Ella Fitzgerald and Hélène Ségara are recorded as an influence. Distinctions recorded are Bronze Zinneke.

Angèle à Cannes en 2019.
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Angèle au festival des Papillons de nuit, Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves, Normandie, juin 2022.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Angèle • Birth Name — Angèle Joséphine Aimée Van Laeken • Born — 3 December 1995 • Birthplace — Uccle, Brussel, Belgium • Father — Marka • Mother — Laurence Bibot • Relatives — Roméo Elvis (brother) • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • musician • producer • actress • model
Early life
Early life
Van Laeken was born on 3 December 1995, in Uccle, in the Brussels-Capital Region, the daughter of singer Marka (Serge Van Laeken) and actress Laurence Bibot. Her brother is the rapper Roméo Elvis. Her father encouraged her from an early age to learn the piano, which inspired her musical career. Angèle spent a difficult adolescence in a strict Catholic school before attending the Decroly School. The artistic options at this high school helped develop her musical skills. She then enrolled in the Jazz Studio Antwerp for a jazz education before joining her father's band.
2015–2018: Career beginnings and Brol
2015–2018: Career beginnings and Brol
• Illustration — Angèle at the 2018 Vieilles Charrues Festival Angèle gave her first performances in streets around Brussels, most notably at the restaurant Le Delecta, in Ixelles, now closed. She was first noticed for her cover of Dick Annegarn, "Bruxelles", and on Instagram videos where she mixed singing and comedy. In 2017, she was the support act for Ibeyi and the Belgian rapper Damso, whom she also accompanied in his album Lithopédion. Her first single, "La Loi de Murphy", was released in late 2017 and received millions of views on YouTube. A second single "Je veux tes yeux" was released in early 2018. The two video clips were directed by the Belgian photographer Charlotte Abramow. In May 2018 she performed her first Parisian concert at the Trianon accompanied by MC Solaar on her cover of his song "Victime de la mode". She performed in several summer festivals in Belgium, France and Switzerland such as Les Ardentes, Dour, Garorock, and Rock Werchter. In 2018, Angèle released her third single, "La Thune". In August 2018 she announced the tracklist of her first album Brol on the Initial label. The album was released on 5 October 2018, the same day as her single duet with her brother, Roméo Elvis. This album was successful and resulted in Angèle invitation to perform on various French TV shows. The single, "Tout oublier", spent nine weeks at number 1 on the Ultratop charts, breaking the record for a Belgian artist formerly set by Stromae.
2019–2023: Nonante-Cinq
2019–2023: Nonante-Cinq
• Illustration — Angèle at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival In 2019 Angèle became one of the most sought for artists in France and Belgium and affirmed her feminism with the song "Balance ton quoi" in reference to the French #metoo movement, Balance ton porc. Pierre Niney makes an appearance in the video alongside some of Angèle's friends to talk about the struggles her female friends have encountered with men. Angèle became an ambassador for Chanel afterwards. In April 2020 Angèle performed for One World: Together At Home, a global broadcast and digital special to support front-line healthcare workers and the WHO during the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by Lady Gaga. In October 2020, Angèle was pictured alongside London singer Dua Lipa on the set of a music video. A collaboration with the latter was later announced and would feature on the reissue of Lipa's new album Future Nostalgia. "Fever" was released on 30 October 2020. The music video was released a week later on 6 November 2020 on YouTube. Before the release of the video, Lipa announced on social media that Angèle would be appearing as a special guest on her live stream concert Studio 2054 on 27 November 2020. In 2021 Angèle made her film debut in Annette, directed by Leos Carax. Her second studio album, Nonante-Cinq was released on 3 December 2021, her 26th birthday. In 2022, Angèle featured in "Sunflower" from Tamino Amir's second album, Sahar.
2024–present: Paris Olympics
2024–present: Paris Olympics
In 2024 Angèle performed "Nightcall" alongside Kavinsky and Phoenix as part of the Paris Olympics closing ceremony. As a result, Nightcall became the most searched-for song in a single day and in a single minute on the musical search site Shazam. In 2025, Angèle released "A Little More," a single featured in an advertising campaign for Chanel. On February 27, 2026, Angèle released the first single for her new album in collaboration with Justice, titled "What You Want". On June 22, three days after the release of her previous single "Dis-le", Angèle announced the release of her next album, titled "Instinct".
Personal life
Personal life
From 2017 to 2019 she dated French dancer and choreographer Léo Walk. She wrote the song "Perdus" which is about the end of their relationship, linked to her new notoriety. In August 2020 Angèle announced on Instagram that she was dating French actor Marie Papillon, while coming out. They separated the following year. Photos of them were previously published by French tabloid Public in 2019, then discussed in the talk show Touche pas à mon poste!, without Angèle's consent and outing her. In her 2021 self-titled Netflix documentary, Angèle confirmed her bisexuality. Later, in May 2023, Angèle came out as pansexual. In an interview with the French talk show France 2, she said that "[she] can fall in love with a boy, a girl, a non-binary person, or a transgender person." She added that "the feeling of love, having butterflies in your stomach, whether with a girl or a boy, is the same for [her]."
Tours
Tours
• Illustration — Angèle in 2022 Headlining • Brol Tour (2018–2020) • Nonante-Cinq Tour (2022–2023) • Instinct Tour (2027) Opening act • Damso – Ipséité Tour (2017) • Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia Tour (2022)
Studio albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications • Title — Details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • BEL (WA) — BEL (FL) — FRA — SWI • Brol — * Released: 5 October 2018 ** Re-released: 8 November 2019 (Brol La Suite) * Label: Angèle VL, Initial Artist * Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, box set — 1 — 1 — 1 — 7 — * BEA: 7× Platinum * SNEP: 2× Diamond • Nonante-Cinq — * Released: 3 December 2021 * Label: Angèle VL, Initial Artist * Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — 1 — 3 — 2 — 6 — * BEA: 2× Platinum * SNEP: 3× Platinum • Instinct — * Released: 16 October 2026 * Label: Angèle VL, Sony Music * Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — - — - — - — -
As lead artist
As lead artist
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • BEL (WA) — BEL (FL) — CAN — FRA — GER — IRL — POR — SWI — UK — WW • "La Loi de Murphy" — 2017 — 5 — 22 — — — 42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — * BEA: Platinum * SNEP: Platinum — Brol • "Je veux tes yeux" — 2018 — 16 — 25 — — — 60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — * BEA: Gold * SNEP: Platinum • "La Thune" — 9 — 39 — — — 15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — * BEA: Platinum * SNEP: Diamond • "Jalousie" — 12 — — — — — 26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — * BEA: Gold * SNEP: Diamond • "Tout oublier" (featuring Roméo Elvis) — 1 — 6 — — — 1 — — — — — — — 55 — — — — — * BEA: 3× Platinum * SNEP: Diamond • "Balance ton quoi" — 2019 — 1 — 13 — — — 2 — — — — — — — 33 — — — — — * BEA: 3× Platinum * SNEP: Diamond • "Flou" — 2 — 20 — — — 34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — * BEA: Platinum * SNEP: Diamond • "Perdus" — 10 — 65 — — — 8 — — — — — — — 58 — — — — — * SNEP: Platinum — Brol La Suite • "Oui ou non" — 2 — 9 — — — 3 — — — — — — — 11 — — — — — * BEA: Platinum * SNEP: Diamond • "Ta reine" — 2020 — 25 — — — — — 16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — * SNEP: Diamond — Brol • "Fever" (with Dua Lipa)Angèle is credited as a featured artist on the Austrian, German and Swiss release of "Fever". — 1 — 1 — 49 — 1 — 85 — 36 — 104 — 9 — 79 — 69 — * BEA: 3× Platinum * SNEP: Diamond — Future Nostalgia • "Bruxelles je t'aime" — 2021 — 1 — 3 — — — 8 — — — — — — — 50 — — — — — * BEA: 2× Platinum * SNEP: Diamond — Nonante-Cinq • "Démons" (featuring Damso) — 2 — — — — — 5 — — — — — — — 31 — — — — — * BEA: 2× Platinum * SNEP: Diamond • "Libre" — 2022 — 3 — 19 — — — 31 — — — — — — — 85 — — — — — * BEA: Platinum * SNEP: Diamond • "Amour, haine et danger""Amour, haine et danger" is included on the re-issue of the digital version of Nonante Cinq. — 8 — 45 — — — 82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — * SNEP: Gold • "Évidemment" (with Orelsan) — 10 — — — — — 4 — — — — — — — 65 — — — — — * BEA: Gold * SNEP: Diamond — Civilisation • "Le temps fera les choses" — 2023 — 30 — — — — — 188 — — — — — — — — — — — — — Nonante-Cinq • "Plus de sens" — 17 — — — — — 50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — * SNEP: Gold • "Nightcall" (with Kavinsky and Phoenix) — 2024 — 15 — 32 — — — 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — * SNEP: Diamond — rowspan="1" • "What You Want" (with Justice) — 2026 — 1 — 32 — — — 19 — — — — — — — 99 — — — — — * SNEP: Platinum — Instinct • "Dis-le" — 10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Une seule vie" — 19 — — — — — 65 — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that country. Notes
As featured artist
As featured artist
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • BEL (WA) — FRA — ITA • "J'ai vu" (Roméo Elvis x Le Motel featuring Angèle) — 2017 — 79 — 164 — — — * SNEP: Platinum — Morale 2 • "S'en aller" (Swing featuring Angèle) — 2020 — — — 156 — — — Alt F4 • "Sempre / Jamais" (Mahmood featuring Angèle) — 2024 — 12 — 167 — 85 — Nei letti degli altri • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that country.
Other charted songs
Other charted songs
List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • FRA — SWI • "Silence" (Damso featuring Angèle) — 2018 — 3 — 48 — * SNEP: Diamond — Lithopédion • "Nombreux" — 40 — — — * SNEP: Platinum — Brol • "Victime des réseaux" — 58 — — — * SNEP: Gold • "Les matins" — 50 — — — * SNEP: Platinum • "Flemme" — 63 — — — * SNEP: Gold • "Insomnies" — 2019 — 28 — — — Brol La Suite • "Tu me regardes" — 20 — — — * SNEP: Platinum • "J'entends" — 31 — — — * SNEP: Gold • "Que du love" (featuring Kiddy Smile) — 45 — — — * SNEP: Gold • "On s'habitue" — 2021 — 46 — — — Nonante-Cinq • "Solo" — 40 — — — * SNEP: Gold • "Pensées positives" — 53 — — • "Taxi" — 41 — — — * SNEP: Platinum • "Tempête" — 49 — — • "Profite" — 61 — — • "Mots justes" — 76 — — • "Mauvais rêves" — 66 — — • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that country.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2020 — La Flamme — Anna — 2 episodes • 2021 — Marie et les Choses — Barmaid — 1 episode
Victoires de la Musique
Victoires de la Musique
Victoires de la Musique is an annual French award ceremony where the Victoire accolade is delivered by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry that recognizes the best musical artists of the year. The awards are the French equivalent to the Grammy Awards and the Brit Awards for music, and it is one of the major awards in France. • Year — Award — Nomination — Result — Reference • 2019 — Album revelation — "Brol" • Audiovisual creation — "Tout oublier" • 2020 — Female artist — Herself • Concert — "Brol Tour" • Audiovisual creation — "Balance ton quoi" • 2022 — Original song — "Bruxelles je t'aime" • Audiovisual creation • 2023 — Female artist — Herself • Album — Nonante-Cinq • Most streamed album by an artist
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Angèle was recorded at birth as Angèle Joséphine Aimée Van Laeken. She also worked under the name Angèle. The authorities additionally record the headings Angèle Van Laeken and Angèle Joséphine Aimée Van Laeken. Her recorded languages were French, English and Dutch. She was the child of Marka and Laurence Bibot.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1995
Angèle born at Uccle.
Film
Key • Denotes productions that have not yet been released • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2019 — Toy Story 4 — Gabby Gabby (Voice) — French dubbing • 2021 — Annette — Six Accuser's member • Space Jam: A New Legacy — Lola Bunny (Voice) — French dubbing • Angèle — Herself — Documentary • 2023 — Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom — Panacea (Falbala)
Musical influences
Angèle is a fan of Ella Fitzgerald and Hélène Ségara. She is inspired by many musical genres from French songs to electronic music and rap, which she disliked as a teenager. She became influenced by rap, particularly while performing with her brother Romeo Elvis and the rappers Caballero and JeanJass.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1146348673, Angèle.
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Berlin Music Video Awards
Berlin Music Video Awards
The Berlin Music Video Awards is an international festival that promotes the art of music videos. • Year — Award — Nomination — Result • 2022 — Best Art Director — BRUXELLES JE T'AIME
Red Bull Elektropedia Awards
Red Bull Elektropedia Awards
• Year — Award — Nomination — Result — Reference • 2018 — Artist of the year — Herself • Best Song • Breakthrough Artist/ Producer • Best Video — "La loi de Murphy" & "Je veux tes yeux"
D6bels Music Awards
D6bels Music Awards
The D6bels Music Awards is a musical event organized by RTBF, a public radio and television service of the French Community of Belgium. • Year — Award — Nomination — Result — Reference • 2018 — Album of the year — "Brol" • Female solo artist — Herself • Chanson française • Concert • Musician • Author/composer • Videoclip — "La thune" • Hit — "La loi de Murphy"
MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
• Year — Award — Nomination — Result — Reference • 2018 — Best Belgian Act — Herself • 2020
Music Industry Awards
Music Industry Awards
The MIA's, in full Music Industry Awards, are Flemish music prizes that are awarded by the VRT in collaboration with Music Centre Flanders. • Year — Award — Nomination — Result — Reference • 2018 — Album — "Brol" • Artwork • Author/composer — Herself • Breakthrough • Female solo • Pop • Videoclip — "La loi de Murphy" • 2019 — Song of the year — "Tout oublier" • Female solo — Herself • Pop • Live Act • Videoclip — "Balance ton quoi" • 2022 — Hit of the Year 2020 — "Oui ou non" • Hit of the Year 2021 — "Fever" (with Dua Lipa) • Female solo — Herself • Pop • Author/componist • Videoclip — "Bruxelles je t'aime" • 2024 — Videoclip — "Sunflower" (with Tamino)
NRJ Music Awards
NRJ Music Awards
• Year — Award — Nomination — Result — Reference • 2019 — Best French duo — Angèle & Roméo Elvis — (2nd place) • Best French female — Herself • Best French song — Tout oublier • Best Music Video — (2nd place) • 2020 — International Female Artist of the Year — Herself • 2022 — Female Artist of the Year • Best Music Video — Démons • French Collaboration of the Year
UK Music Video Awards
UK Music Video Awards
• Year — Award — Nomination — Result — Reference • 2021 — Best Color Grading in a Video — "Fever" (with Dua Lipa)
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